The Grassroots Passport is not a replacement for legal documents. It is a parallel system of belonging—one that no immigration officer can revoke.
Moreover, the concept can be co-opted by privilege. A wealthy Western digital nomad who "collects" local friendships like souvenirs is not earning a Grassroots Passport—they are extracting social capital.
You earn it one interaction at a time.
The Grassroots Passport offers a third way. It de-centers the state and re-centers the human.